How to Organize a Pantry

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Make the most of your pantry by rearranging and restocking to have a convenient and accessible space in a single location for nearly all goods.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Marker or pen
Sticky notes or labels
Cleaning supplies

Step1

Remove all items from your pantry, placing the contents in a close and easily-viewable location, such as the kitchen counter or tabletop.

Step2

Clean the pantry's shelves and floor, making sure to dry them after wiping down.

Step3

Discard any items that were not stored properly, have grown old or reached their expiration dates.

Step4

Group remaining items into two categories of frequent and non-frequent use.

Step5

Determine a storage plan for pantry contents, keeping frequent-use items at eye level. Create categories for like items such as baking supplies, canned goods, pastas and boxed items.

Step6

Map-out your arrangement by placing labels or sticky notes to shelves for each category. Try to place frequent-use items at eye level.

Step7

Refill the pantry, placing items in the proper categories.

Tips & Warnings

While organizing pantry items, take note of items which need replacement and create a grocery list.
Place heavier items such as liters of soda, bags of flour and bags of potatoes on the bottom of the pantry.
To access pantry contents sitting deep within the space, use simple and inexpensive plastic dishpans to hold items. Label each one with its contents and slide in and out with ease.
Store all cleaning supplies away from food.